{"product_id":"ballad-of-the-blade-andrew-p-meritt-9798999537102","title":"Ballad of the Blade","description":"\u003cp\u003eBallad of the Blade is a Dark, Gritty, Mulit-POV, Epic, with a dash of Horror, and a dollop of Humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover description: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMagic is dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Order made sure of that. They gathered it up, and what they couldn't destroy, they hid. Now, noble houses squabble over the realm, civil unrest smolders in the east, slavery and injustice run rampant, all while mankind hides behind their two-faced gods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, the truth is, magic isn't dead. It's just been sleeping, and I intend to wake it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder the light of a sinister moon: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA promising initiate struggles to conform in an organization that wants to exterminate the very magic running in his blood. A hired assassin fights to stay one step ahead of shadows, betrayals, and past mistakes. A musician in over his head tries desperately to trade debt from one group of killers to another. A slave of blood and sand claws his way toward freedom, one corpse at a time. An irreverent Justiseer struggles with a particularly obstinate severed head. A man wakes with no memory, only to discover a community with problems far greater than his amnesia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of them is forced to question if magic truly is dead and wonder...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShould it be?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew P. Meritt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798999537102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrewpmeritt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.24d","brand":"Andrew P. Meritt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425726611711,"sku":"9798999537102","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_06e4a1b6-67cb-46e2-b586-bb8e1ced9210.jpg?v=1761541203","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ballad-of-the-blade-andrew-p-meritt-9798999537102","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}